Archivo de la etiqueta: 2022

SIL returns to Barcelona in 2022

Posted on por
Responder

The SIL 2022 returns with a strong commitment to the goals of innovation, networking and sustainability.

The SIL 2022 logo has been redesigned to represent a meeting that showcases new technologies more broadly and encourages networking. The event has evolved in line with the New Economy trends that the Francophone Barcelona Commission has set as a benchmark.

The event has always advocated a greater technological presence in the logistics sector, but since the beginning of the pandemic, logistics has undergone unprecedented changes due to its digitalisation. Therefore, increasing the presence of technological tools has become a priority for the new edition. To this end, we have created an application that allows data transfer between exhibitors and visitors by simply scanning a QR code. We will also continue networking through speed dating, which will allow quick meetings with more than 5,000 of your peers.

SIL 2022 will also reinforce the area of knowledge and innovation through an innovation centre for start-ups, and will continue with the fair’s first logistics accelerator, which will be held for the third time, as well as the award for the best innovation of the fair.SIL 2022 will also feature Barcelona e-Express, an exhibition area dedicated to «last mile» and e-commerce deliveries.

Blanca Solig, Secretary General of the Consortium of the Barcelona Francophone Zone, stressed that «innovation is more important than ever in this new edition. In the last two years, logistics has become increasingly important in the world economy and with this first event after the arrival of Covid-19, we want to reinforce our role as a bridge for international trade between Europe, Latin America and the Mediterranean».

Exhibitors at the 21st edition of SIL, which will take place in 2019, include:

  • 710 participating companies
  • 40% foreign companies
  • 43 nationalities
  • 212 private meetings
  • 283 accredited members of the press

In this new edition, SIL 2022 is committed to strengthening its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the CZFB has decided to create a department dedicated to these goals from 2019 and place them at the heart of all its activities. Therefore, in addition to representation at the Congress, we will also recognise companies that use environmentally friendly materials in the construction of their stands and are committed to good sustainability practices and best practices.

The latest edition of the International Logistics Congress, held in 2019, was a great success, turning Barcelona into the world centre of logistics and international trade, fostering business development, networking and knowledge in the logistics sector. Specifically, the 21st edition of the exhibition attracted 710 exhibitors, 40% of which were international companies from 43 different countries.

SIL 2022 is expected to attract more representatives of new technologies and facilitate networking.

In addition, up to 212 private sector business-to-business meetings were organised, attended by 283 accredited journalists. Following this good reception and international success, the Barcelona International Film Festival plans to hold the first edition of SIL Americas in Barranquilla, Colombia. The institution, which had to suspend its 2019 celebrations for health reasons, hopes to be able to launch this new congress as soon as the situation allows.

What is SIL?

SIL is the Fira de Barcelona, the international trade fair for logistics and materials handling. It continues to break records for industry participation, growing year after year and consolidating its position as the leading trade fair in Spain and southern Europe, becoming an international benchmark attended by all logistics sectors. This year’s edition will once again exceed all expectations in terms of exhibitors, contacts and business documentation, and is not to be missed. Over the last few years, Barcelona has become an annual meeting place for the logistics industry, serving as an effective and useful tool for business and networking in a professional, international and friendly environment.

Sectors represented

Transport, Logistics and Distribution Services.

  1. Road, rail, air and maritime transport companies
  2. Courier, courier and parcel services
  3. Logistics operators
  4. Logistics platforms
  5. Ports and shipping companies
  6. Training companies

Environment and Infrastructures.

  1. Logistics Real Estate
  2. Engineering
  3. Public Administrations
  4. Construction Logistics
  5. Consultancy
  6. Management
  7. Industrial Solutions

Intralogistics and Warehousing.

  1. Forklift trucks and lifting equipment
  2. Transport elements
  3. Warehouse equipment and furniture
  4. Palletisation
  5. Containers and containers
  6. Packaging

New Technologies and Information Systems.

  1. ICT applied to logistics
  2. Data processing
  3. Identification, coding and labelling systems
  4. Transport control and data processing equipment
  5. Localisation systems
  6. Integrated Transit Management Systems ITMS

Industry 4.0 and Robotics.

  1. Robotics
  2. Internet of Things (IoT)
  3. Intelligent Processes
  4. Blockchain
  5. Artificial Intelligence
  6. Big Data
  7. Hyperconnectivity
  8. Research and Development (R&D)
  9. Consultancy

Last Mile and Delivery in eCommerce.

  1. In parallel to SIL, eDelivery Barcelona, the International Trade Fair for Delivery, Logistics and the Last Mile in eCommerce, will be held in Barcelona.

Testimonials

Por supuesto, no lo visitamos todos los años, pero tenemos la intención de estar aquí todos los años. Durante los últimos años, la logística ha sido una parte importante de la política económica de Aragón. Estamos muy contentos y el hecho de que SA nos haya invitado como municipio invitado este año es un reconocimiento y un apoyo a nuestros esfuerzos. Javier Rambin, Presidente de la Región de Aragón

Hicimos muchos contactos en el SIL y conocimos a muchos clientes potenciales, clientes que definitivamente asistirían. Los clientes vinieron a nosotros, la empresa de transporte, pudimos hablar con ellos y expresar nuestro interés y el del cliente final. Alejandra M. Freitas, Directora General y Fundadora – Global Candace

El SIL es un punto de encuentro, un lugar donde las empresas, los clientes, los centros de llamadas y las salas se reúnen para decidir qué hacer y cómo hacerlo. Es un punto de conexión, un punto de negocio y un punto de venta. Las empresas aquí simpatizan y confían en este formato. Javier Malabar, Desarrollo de Negocios – Grupo CIL

SIL is one of the most important international trade fairs in the field of logistics. Logistics integrates the entire value creation chain, from the moment a car is ordered until it is delivered. This integration does not only take place within a company. We have to create an open innovation ecosystem with these relationships, including other actors, the best experts, the technology companies that we meet at this fair and the small companies with great projects, such as start-ups.

En este nivel de integración, ya estamos viendo muchos cambios. Además de la zona de productos, también organizamos en nuestro stand un foro dedicado a uno de los principales retos, la logística inteligente, para colaborar con las start-ups interesadas. Sergio Arcaras, Director General de Diseño y Nuevos Modelos de Nissan, ha declarado: «Estamos encantados de participar en este evento. Es muy interesante para nosotros porque nos permite transferir conocimientos y tecnología y encontrar proyectos muy innovadores.

El éxito del SIL se basa en tres conceptos principales: la internacionalización, el conocimiento de las empresas líderes que presentan desarrollos y visiones concretas para el futuro de la logística, y el conocimiento de los distintos ponentes y los contactos posteriores. Es la plataforma ideal para establecer una red de contactos con clientes, proveedores y suministradores. Para nosotros, es el lugar perfecto para abrirnos a nuestros clientes, nuestros colegas, año tras año. Estamos muy satisfechos con el SIL de este año. Jaime Jaenel, Presidente de Linde Material Handling Ibérica S.A.

El SIL es la clave para entender el futuro del transporte y la logística. Reúne a los expertos más importantes y nos cuenta las novedades e innovaciones que llegan al mundo de la logística, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional. Con cada una de las partes desempeñando su papel, se revelan los retos y las soluciones del futuro. Los eventos del SIL del año pasado y de este año han sido un gran éxito. La gran afluencia significa que hay mucho potencial de crecimiento, especialmente en el mundo del comercio electrónico», afirma Massimo Marsili, Director General de XPO Logistics Iberia.

El SIL ha sabido evolucionar desde las ferias de hace 20 años, en las que sólo se podía ver lo que se veía en las ferias, hasta el intercambio de ideas, el debate de ideas y, sobre todo, el predominio de los intercambios profesionales. En el pasado, no había mucha gente que asistiera a estos espectáculos, y aunque el número está aumentando, la calidad no es muy alta. Puede que no haya habido muchos visitantes interesados en los productos, pero los que vinieron y se interesaron fueron visitantes de calidad. Esto es un reto y el SIL tiene mucho que ofrecer en este sentido. Alfonso Valderrama, Director General de Crown Forklift

El SIL ha contribuido a crear una imagen y sensibilizar sobre la importancia de la logística en la industria El SIL ha superado nuestras expectativas. Recibimos a clientes con los que ya hacemos negocios, para hablar de la posibilidad de ampliar nuestra actividad en ámbitos en los que no participamos actualmente, así como a nuevas empresas, importadores, exportadores y representantes comerciales que querían conocernos. Este año, gracias a ALACAT y a la conferencia internacional AEO, también hemos tenido la oportunidad de conocer a representantes internacionales con los que podremos colaborar en un futuro próximo. Javier Pagés, Director General de TRANSNATUR.

El SIL de este año ha demostrado ser una exposición preparada para los cambios que se avecinan. Un aspecto muy importante del SIL es la prevención. En otras palabras, el SIL se esfuerza por identificar los problemas futuros del sector, tanto en lo que respecta a las exposiciones como a los congresos, y por aportar soluciones en esta gran plataforma. En la conferencia del SIL de este año se debatió y reflexionó mucho sobre los cambios que se han producido y seguirán produciéndose en el sector y sobre cómo se preparan las empresas para responder a ellos. Anwar Jibhaoui, coordinador de la Cumbre Mediterránea de Logística y Transporte

Constructores, fabricantes, proveedores de logística, almacenistas… En los 20 años que llevo participando en el SIL, he sido testigo de todas las oportunidades y mejoras que la innovación, la tecnología y la gestión del espacio han aportado a la industria logística. El SIL es un espacio donde expositores y visitantes pueden aprovechar todos los productos disponibles en una industria logística cada vez más competitiva. Francesco Duran, Director de Logística – NISSAN

SIL acts as a link between suppliers and customers, which is very important in a globalised world and contributes to the further development of the industry Enric Bosch, Senior Manager Health & Safety – Boehringer Ingelheim.

Soy miembro del SIL desde hace varios años y estoy muy satisfecho porque es una gran plataforma para ser atendido, para presentar nuestros productos, para conocer a nuestros amigos y socios, para atraer clientes y para ofrecer nuestros servicios. Es el lugar ideal para conocernos y presentar nuestros servicios, año tras año. Este año nos hemos beneficiado del gran número de empresas tecnológicas que exponen en la feria», afirma Jordi Porta, Director Comercial de TRALDISPORTA.

Ha sido otro buen año para el SIL, que sigue creciendo: es el referente en España, un catalizador para todo el sector y una de las tres ferias de logística más importantes de toda Europa. El SIL es el referente para todo el mundo de la logística y sigue marcando tendencias. Victor Vilas, Director de Ventas de ANDSOFT

Investment opportunities in 2022: the manager’s ongoing commitment is this

Posted on por
Responder

2021 has been a year of recovery for the high yield market, especially for equities. The main European indices (the Ibex 35 being one of the laggards) and the non-European selective indices have recovered from the heavy losses of the first year. 2022 will be a year of opportunity for the market, albeit with some risks. Leading investment companies outline these aspects in Finect’s forecasts, which set out the main investment characteristics for the coming year.

Will inflation hold, will investment uncertainty in China continue, will the technology rally continue, will stock markets reach new highs and will company valuations peak? Representatives from Schroders, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Natixis Investment Management, Nordic Asset Management and Edmond Rothschild discuss inflation, the opportunities in China, the energy transition, technology and demographics.) Equity, technology and sustainability will take centre stage in the new year.

Inflation will continue to dominate the market, but asset managers expect price increases to end in the second half of 2022. Inflation may be transitory, but it is more resilient than expected,» warns Sol Hurtado de Mendoza, managing director of BNP Paribas AM (Spain and Portugal). This view is shared by other investment institutions». Growth will continue to be very good next year. The biggest unfinished business is the recovery of world trade. When this happens, the bottleneck will disappear and inflation will normalise,» says Daniel Pingalong, head of sales at Natixis Investment Managers.

Borja Fernández Canseco, account director at Schroders, says the main risk for 2022 is «mixed signals from the Fed’s misguided monetary policy». He adds. If it really spikes and we have to take action to contain it, that would be a big shock to markets.

China is a double-edged sword for investment firms in the new year. This year has been characterised by the Chinese government’s regulation of large sectors of the economy. Sébastien Senegas, head of Southern Europe at Edmond de Rothschild AM, says the Asian giants should be excluded from the emerging markets category when making investment decisions. We believe they should be excluded from the category. China is the world’s second largest economy. The real estate sector, which together with construction accounts for 30% of GDP, is already in trouble. The government must ensure that the problems in the real estate sector are alleviated.

To position themselves in the Chinese market, Finect Outlook’s managers use indirect exposure products. The Schroder International Selection Fund Asian Equity Yield invests in Asian companies with «attractive yields and sustainable dividends». Natixis IM introduced the Loomis Short Term Emerging Markets Bond Fund, which invests in emerging market corporate bonds from around the world, including China.

Equities, sustainability and technology

Equities will be the asset to beat next year,» says César Ozaeta, head of sales in Spain at Nordea AM. Corporate earnings are rising again this year. The performance of markets and risk assets has been very good over the last ten years. Barring mistakes in monetary policy, we believe this trend will continue. The Global Star Equity Fund is the product that Nordic fund managers recommend to establish a position in this asset class.

Schroders has added other asset classes to the equation that provide good returns in times of stagflation. According to the UK manager, low growth with high inflation is increasing week by week. Borja Fernandez is betting on equities, commodities and gold. Stagflation is a very favourable environment for commodities.

Gold is an asset that we see as a guardian. Fixed income has a more limited ability to defend against volatility, so gold has an important role to play and will attract more defensive flows from investors».

The focus will be on sustainable investment and energy transition,» says Hurtado de Mendoza. Investors are no longer investing in geographic locations or the size of companies, but are looking at the big themes. The future of growth is green: «The energy transition is just beginning,» says the head of AM at BNP Paribas, who also highlights the growing importance of sustainable food. Food is very important and the future of our planet is on our plate.

Hurtado offers two investment vehicles for these themes: BNP Paribas Energy Transition and BNP Paribas Funds Smart Food.

Other fund managers, such as Edmond de Rothschild, are focusing on other megatrends, such as good business practices (EdR Fund Human Capital) and areas that will continue to develop in the technology sector, such as big data. Healthcare and climate change are two other themes that Sébastien Senegas believes will perform well in the market.

Natixis IM believes that, as in previous years, technology-focused stocks will perform well. Daniel Pingalong sees near-term prospects in technology sectors such as cyber security (Thematic Security Fund). ‘Sure, equities are not cheap, and they can be expensive, but compared to bonds they are quite overvalued. The outlook is positive.

Six experts, six investment ideas in 2022

Next Saturday (13 November), XTB will host a live online conference where six experts will present their investment ideas for the coming year.

One microphone, six experts, six investment ideas, 25 minutes each. This is the calling card for the «XTB Opportunities 2021» online conference, where speakers will share their favourite investment ideas. The event will take place on Saturday 13 November from 10:00 to 14:30 and will feature Pablo Gil, Chief Strategist of XTB Spain, Alejandro Estebaranz, President and Chief Investment Officer of True Value Fund, Heros Asset Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Rocio Recio, Head of Investor Relations at Cobas Asset Management.

Mr. Carlos Romero, Senior Institutional Investor Relations Partner of AZValor, and Mr. Javier, Chief Investment Officer of MapValor Asset Management. Relations Partner Carlos Romero and Managing Director Luis García of the Mapfre AM behavioural fund.

According to the latest performance rankings published by Expansión, all are owned by fund managers, including three independent entities with the best-performing funds of the year. The speakers defend their investment thesis on a single security by analysing the macroeconomic context and the economic outlook.

Each speaker will have 25 minutes to defend an investment thesis on a single security, analysing the macroeconomic context, the fundamentals (the key companies and economic indicators that investors will be looking at), as well as the earnings reports and economic forecasts for the beginning of 2022.

These investment opportunities will be available on the XTB platform from 15 November. Attendees will be able to watch the webcasts for free from any device and will be able to interact with the speakers in real time and ask questions to further explore each topic. Following the event, XTB clients will have exclusive access to a recording of the event. Non-clients will also be able to access exclusive XTB content by registering on the XTB platform.

If you would like to attend, please register via the XTB website. The conference will be streamed live and free of charge via the broker’s own app, desktop platform, XTB Spain’s YouTube channel and Movistar’s 125 optional business TV channels. With more than 15 years of experience, XTB is one of the largest equity and derivatives brokers with offices in more than 13 countries, including Spain, the UK, Poland and Germany. France, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa and South Africa.